A glance at my watch finally clued me in: it was the Noon Whistle. I never found out if this was a holdover from the past, signaling lunch for shift workers, or a modern test of the town’s emergency preparedness. It was just one...

One day last April, at dusk, a wide pink cloud began billowing over the town of Crested Butte, Colo. Red desert sands were blowing in from Utah's eastern edge, and the sky had turned almost sepia, as if the Wicked Witch herself were about...

Last Friday marked the end of the first decade of the 21st Century. We thought it only proper to recap some of the events, people and issues that shaped the past 10 years in the Gunnison Country. It was an eventful time.

A new letter from the town of Crested Butte will be sent to the Forest Service concerning the debate over Snodgrass. The council on Tuesday directed the staff to come up with a “neutral” letter that doesn’t editorialize the position of the town on...

Well, no one said it would be easy. Unfortunately, the Forest Service has just notified Crested Butte Mountain Resort that their request to enter into the final NEPA process for the Snodgrass Expansion has been declined. The reason? Lack of community support.